Ecosystems… Hunting for Knowledge!
What is photosynthesis? Why is this process important to our world? Make a Venn diagram and compare producers to consumers
3. Explain the predator/prey relationship 3. Explain the predator/prey relationship. Can the same animal be a predator and a prey in an ecosystem? 4.How is camouflage used by prey…. Give two examples… 5. How is camouflage used by predators…
6. Is the relationship between a butterfly and a flower an example of commensalism? Explain why or why not… 7.What is a decomposer… Give examples… 8. Why are decomposers important?
Make a poster to demonstrate the different types of consumers…A20-A21
9. Complete the “Think about your reading” and “predicting” on page A23
10. Complete Chapter review on page A24 1-10
11.Read page A26-A41… Make an energy pyramid… Place the Sun, garter snakes, caterpillars, frogs, dandelions, and hawks all on different levels of your energy pyramid… Label each level as producers…top predators, primary consumers, secondary consumers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, etc…. (some levels can have more than on classification)
12.Do questions on page A40 1-10